Musk’s Cybertruck Explosion at Trump Hotel: A Metaphor for the Next Four Years

Jan 02, 2025 Komal Das

On New Year's Day 2025, Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck into New Orleans' Bourbon Street, killing 15 and injuring many. The FBI is investigating the ISIS-linked attack. Jabbar died in a police gunfight

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Elon Musk linked the Cybertruck explosion outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas to the New Orleans attack, claiming both vehicles were rented from the same car rental site

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On X, Elon Musk called the Las Vegas explosion an act of terrorism, noting the attackers chose the wrong vehicle as the blast was contained and directed upwards

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Musk linked the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion and New Orleans attack, both rented from Turo, noting the Cybertruck contained the blast and spared the lobby

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